Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

States define solicitation as the act of asking for donations, regardless of the method of solicitation. But if you use online methods such as email or a website “donate now” button to fundraise, in which states are you soliciting? State charitable registration is both the law and a best practice. Make it a priority for 2022.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

Sharon’s 30+ years in the nonprofit sector have made her passionate about educating nonprofits on the role of compliance as both a best practice and an industry differentiator. States define solicitation as the act of asking for donations, regardless of the method of solicitation. It may seem simple, but there’s a catch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Her more than 30 years in the nonprofit sector have made her passionate about educating nonprofits on the role of compliance as both a best practice and an industry differentiator. States define solicitation as the act of asking for donations, regardless of the method of solicitation. By Sharon Cody, J.D. Make it a priority for 2021.

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Singularity Hub

MARCH 24, 2025

But their high metal content makes them incompatible with most chemical reactions and biology, limiting their practical use. In practice, researchers dust a hydrophobic powder onto a liquid drop, the mixture shrinks into a bead-like shape thanks to a physical phenomenon called capillary interaction. This method has another perk.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2025

Consider recommending methods, like electronic transfers over paper checks, to help speed up the process. Free Checklist Grant Management System Functionality Scorecard Download now The post Grant Distribution Best Practices: 5 Tips for Funders first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Asking better questions that center the needs of those most affected The questions are designed to be applied to any research and evaluation method or design, at any point in the process. supports their involvement by reducing barriers to participation for those closest to the issue—a practice that’s easy to overlook. 

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 15, 2022

Or, if you've started your digital transformation journey, are you stumped about how to scale your methods? In the Cycle of the Digital Donor Playbook, you’ll learn digital marketing and fundraising tactics, channels to execute online donor acquisition and engagement strategies, and best practices.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2023

“Disasters and crises are inevitable, but businesses do not have to face them unprepared,” explains James Burstall , author of the new book, The Flexible Method: Prepare To Prosper In The Next Global Crisis. Burstall covers sixteen tried and tested methods to futureproof businesses.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As a result, leaning into donation methods that mimic and leverage these aspects can be critical. No matter what the core of your cause is, understanding the values these demographics prioritize is key to meaningful financial and practical relationships with them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2019

This webinar will walk through the basics of crowdfunding so that your nonprofit can utilize this growing fundraising method to bring in more money for your cause. Presented by: Gary Wohlfeill of CrowdRise by GoFundMe.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 6, 2024

The reports listed below are the nonprofit sector’s most useful research reports and 2024 editions reaffirm the growing power of monthly giving, the waning influence of organic social media, and that email marketing remains a tried and true method for online fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 11, 2023

Use the data in these research reports to develop your content and fundraising strategy to ensure that your nonprofit is focusing its limited resources on the tools and methods most likely produce the best results. Benchmarks Study 2023 :: Download [US] Published by M+R 2.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Great Wealth Transfer is upon us—Baby Boomers have begun to bequeath the most wealth in world history—and one thing is sure: the methods used to reach the next generation of donors will be markedly different than what successfully reached their predecessors.

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Google Research AI blog

MAY 19, 2023

Therefore, protecting the privacy of the training data is critical to practical, applied ML. Finally, non-rigorous privacy reporting makes it challenging to compare and choose the best DP methods. Loss of utility : The best method for reducing utility drop is to use more computation.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. According to Big Fundraising Ideas, one way school groups can take advantage of this method of communication is by sending fundraising letters that invite supporters to make a donation. But what about people who say that direct mail isn’t worth the investment?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here are a few tips and best practices for hosting a successful peer-to-peer event. If you and your supporters prefer a more direct communication method, you can send text messages. Be careful with this method, as being too aggressive can lower your retention rates. Come up with an exciting fundraising event idea.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

While my manager and I would both recommend discontinuing the practice, this feels more like a judgment call than a best practices thing. ” “Which of the following recognition methods would you be most interested in (with options like event program; annual report; website)?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

A supplemental post to 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits , the statistics listed below can guide your nonprofit in creating and maintaining a successful online fundraising strategy. DonorDirect ] 48% of donors cite email as their preferred method of hearing updates and appeals from the organization.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Deem prefers the term "transnational fraud" over scam, because she believes it more accurately describes how organized international criminal networks and gangs use sophisticated methods in order to steal money and valuable data from their targets. Pratkanis has conducted extensive research on scammers and victims.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Dysfunctions We Want to Disappear These common threads highlight the systemic issues that hinder our ability in the social impact sector (what I include to be nonprofit, philanthropy, and local government) to innovate, adapt, and effectively meet the needs of communities, while also overburdening staff and reinforcing inefficient practices.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Too often, we overlook informal methods of giving—such as mutual aid networks, crowdfunding, or even peer-to-peer fundraising—because they aren’t being tracked in traditional ways. This approach ensures that organizations are not just informed but equipped to implement best practices effectively.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

What are the top GivingTuesday best practices and fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2024? 73% of the survey participants stated that these methods had little to no effect on their giving decision. Prepare Early One of our top GivingTuesday best practices for 2024 is to start preparing your campaign early (aka, now).

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 1, 2025

Clear implementation phases Dedicated project managers should guide associations through well-defined implementation phases to keep AMS projects moving efficiently and ensure adherence to deadlines and best practices. Industry-leading best practices Implementing an AMS is a major investment for any organization.

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Towards Data Science

JANUARY 5, 2024

Data Science Better Practices, Part 2 — Work Together You can’t just throw more data scientists at this model and expect the accuracy to magically increase. The common practice I witnessed in various places is that each member in the team tries their own “thing”. This blog post is in no way promoting reinventing the wheel.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2024

Digital transactions are commonplace at retailers across the country now, so nonprofits can tap into this convenient method as people have become comfortable with it. Biometric verification methods like fingerprint and facial recognition are now integrated into mobile donation platforms to ensure secure transactions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

Traditionally, fundraising has relied on old methods. Using this custom approach in your fundraising practices can improve donor engagement. They do so through donors’ preferred methods, like email, social media, text messages , or direct mail. They can follow best practices to make them effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them. For more information on monthly giving, check out 7 Best Practices for Automatic Monthly Giving. What foolproof methods do you use to get your donors to stick around? 1) Keep the Conversation with Donors Going. Share in the comments below.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One of the many methods used to trick people into engaging with ads that lead to scam websites is to feature public figures, such as celebrities or content creators. Meta calls this "celeb-bait," a practice that violates its policies. Read Entire Article

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2023

It’s the deliberate practice of designing, building, and evolving the positive perception and experience of everyone inside and outside of your ecosystem. It’s not your logo, website, social media, or fundraising campaigns. Toxic misalignment, confusion, friction, and frustration are likely to persist. Ignore Brand Leadership at your peril.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We had similar methods of writing weekly data check maintenance queries in our CRM, Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT. Could your work be more in line with best practices? Following best practices, collaborating, and using the easy-but-innovative tools at our fingertips have made all the difference for us.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

The growing popularity of this method allows anyone with the right recording setup and a stack of video games to start collecting money for a charitable cause. Because gaming fundraisers are often highly dependent on existing social networks, your nonprofit should be especially familiar with best practices for peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Here are some member retention best practices to help you hold onto your members. Standardize retention calculation: It’s difficult to tell how strong your member base is at any given time if there’s no standardized method for counting it. To learn more about member engagement best practices, check out this blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Written by Findjoo , this is the second post in a series of three about best practices in digital marketing and fundraising for membership organizations and associations. There are dozens of ways to attract new members for your association, however one of the most effective methods is using social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2020

Be sure you understand the pros and cons for each option and you run a practice session switching between content before going live. Text-to-donate is a convenient mobile fundraising method that allows donors to text a designated keyword to a short phone number (shortcode) and donate any amount to your organization, anytime and anywhere.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 15, 2024

This can be measured through methods such as surveys. Regularly review and assess the impact of data practices to ensure LMS software security. Ensure Data Accuracy : Define clear data goals, choose appropriate data sources and methods, and regularly clean and verify data. Do they find it useful?

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Google Research AI blog

APRIL 19, 2023

We use a multi-method approach with qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods to critically examine and shape the social and technical processes that underpin and surround AI technologies. We have developed frameworks to document annotation processes and methods to account for rater disagreement and rater diversity.

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Towards Data Science

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

How are different partitioning/clustering methods implemented in Delta? How do they work in practice? Continue reading on Towards Data Science »

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